1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Caribbean, South America
Southwestern United States, Mexico
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions
Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
850.00 cm25.40 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
40.00 cm20.30 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Circular and deeply palmately-lobed
Long Linear
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, remove old stems before spring
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
chrysanthemum eelworms, Slugs, Snails
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Fruit Bats
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
Unknown
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Ornamental use, Water gardening
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antidiabetic, Asthma
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves
Not Applicable
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CECROPIA palmata
PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'
7.2 Common Name
Snakewood Tree
Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.1 In Hindi
Snakewood Tree
Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.2 In German
Schlangenholz -Baum
Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.3 In French
Amourette Arbre
Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.4 In Spanish
Árbol de madera de serpiente
Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.5 In Greek
Snakewood Tree
Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Snakewood Tree
Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa
7.2.7 In Polish
Snakewood Tree
Elfin Różowy Penstemon
7.2.8 In Latin
Snakewood Tree
Elfin Pink Penstemon
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
Eudicotyledoneae
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Urticaceae
Scrophulariaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species